Costs and consequences of early hospital discharge after major inpatient surgery in older adults

SE Regenbogen, AH Cain-Nielsen, EC Norton… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance As prospective payment transitions to bundled reimbursement, many US
hospitals are implementing protocols to shorten hospitalization after major surgery. These
efforts could have unintended consequences and increase overall surgical episode
spending if they induce more frequent postdischarge care use or readmissions. Objective To
evaluate the association between early postoperative discharge practices and overall
surgical episode spending and expenditures for postdischarge care use and readmissions …
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